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The Joffrey colors way outside the lines in "Unique Voices," a program of three very different Chicago premieres that all bring a childlike freedom and delight to ballet. Through Feb. 22 at the Auditorium Theatre, "Unique Voices" offers a thoroughly entertaining, sometimes very moving lineup, a love letter to classical dance that recognizes new possibilities. Stanton Welch's 1996 "Maninyas," set to Ross Edwards' volatile, stirring 1988 "Maninyas Concerto for Violin and Orchestra," is superb, and superbly danced. Described as a "small abstract work," this piece for five couples feels anything but: It's huge, intensely alive,...

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The Joffrey colors way outside the lines in "Unique Voices," a program of three very different Chicago premieres that all bring a childlike freedom and delight to ballet. Through Feb. 22 at the Auditorium Theatre, "Unique Voices"...

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